# The Olive School, Preston

The Olive School, Preston is a primary school in Preston, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 421 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E142866. [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 421
- Council: Preston
- URN: 142866

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, December 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 4 December 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 88% of pupils at The Olive School, Preston met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
30% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 30% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Archbishop Temple Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/archbishop-temple-church-of-england-high-school-e119814): 290 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 56.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Preston College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/preston-college-e130740): 420 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Kennington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kennington-primary-school-e119153): 460 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Pius X Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pius-x-preparatory-school-e119822): 520 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Corpus Christi Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/corpus-christi-catholic-high-school-e119780): 700 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 54.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Moorbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorbrook-school-e119866): 860 m. Special. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142866)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142866)

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